Happy Gilmore Star Plays Celebrity Card When Arrested for DUI

Christopher McDonald, aka Shooter McGavin, was arrested for drunk driving last night (October 28) in Lake Arrowhead, California. Eyewitnesses told TMZ that McDonald drove his Porsche off the highway, took out a gas meter, and ended up in an embankment.

When officers arrived, witnesses also said McDonald used the “celebrity” card, essentially asking police “Don’t you know who I am?” before telling them he was in Happy Gilmore in hopes that it would get him out of being arrested. It didn’t work. McDonald was taken into custody.

Happy Gilmore was released in 1996 and, to date, it’s McDonald’s portrayal of Shooter McGavin is his most recognizable role.

Fans quickly took to Twitter as news of Shooter’s (I mean, McDonald’s) arrest.